Natelson Rob Archives - Independence Institute

A defense of the Electoral College 0
- April 5, 2020
“… when Hamilton stated . . . that he believed electors would use “information and discernment,” that is not very good evidence that future electors did in fact use information and discernment. But it is quite good evidence that Hamilton and his readers believed the Constitution empowered electors to do so.”
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Why donors should give to think tanks and NOT colleges & universities 0
- March 27, 2020
“Some donors try to target their grants to certain activities only. But academic administrators have ways of evading such restrictions. [At think tanks] the money probably will be used far more efficiently than if it were dissipated on academic bureaucracy.”
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Polis lock-down order adds chaos to unconstitutionality 0
- March 27, 2020
Public Health Order 20-24 is an 11 page, mostly single-spaced, mash of bureau-fog.
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City destroys home without paying: Will the Supreme Court take the case?0
- March 26, 2020
The Takings Clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution . . . reads in part, “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”
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Denver’s COVID-19 house arrest order is probably unconstitutional 0
- March 24, 2020
“[Denver] has overreacted and has potentially violated the constitutional rights of city residents and millions of others.
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Video: Rob Natelson and Jon Caldara discuss “Nat’l Popular Vote” & protecting the Electoral College’s integrity 0
- March 22, 2020
Rob explains why II submitted a Supreme Court brief to protect presidential elector discretion and why the National Popular Vote Compact is a terrible idea
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